Biblical and Classical/Mythical Allusions Jigsaw

GROUP NAMES:_______________________DUE ____________

You will choose a group and be assigned a set of allusions to learn about. This assignment is Honor Code 1, meaning you can divide up the list with your group and share information if you want to. You may read whatever sources you wish: the Bible, encyclopedias, reference books, Mythology books (like Edith Hamiltons Mythology), or any credible websites (Wikipedia is ok to begin with, as long as you can confirm that the story is accurate and then find a more credible website such as a .edu site). These allusions will appear in many of the books, short stories, plays, and poems we read so take good notes. We will complete a jigsaw in class on the day this assignment is due. Each person in your group must clearly and accurately (and succinctly) communicate each allusion to the other students so they can record the information. Allusion is used to: 1. display literary knowledge or cleverness. 2. advertise membership of a poetic tradition or community. 3. add historical depth to a word or phrase. 4. suggest an association with literary excellence. 5. show topicality by reference to recent events. 6. sharpen contrasts, as in satire. 7. imply a generality of experience: often the human condition. Biblical Allusions Group 1 David and Goliath Moses birth Moses plagues Abraham and Isaac Abraham, Sarah, and her handmaid Jacob and Esau Tower of Babel Jonah and the Whale Samson and Delilah Solomon Biblical Allusions Group 2 Job Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors Samuel the Prophet Daniel in the Lions Den Elijah Jezebel Sodom and Gomorrah Conception of Jesus Birth of Jesus & magi (epiphany) John the Baptist Biblical Allusions Group 3 Lazarus Prodigal Son Parable Good Samaritan Parable Judas Last Supper Crucifixion and Resurrection Doubting Thomas Armageddon Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Classical Allusions - Greek and Roman Mythology Group 4 Prometheus and Io Narcissus The Golden Fleece Orpheus and Eurydice Daedalus and Icarus Cupid and Psyche Pygmalion and Galatea Daphne and Apollo Perseus Theseus Hercules Classical Allusions - Greek and Roman Mythology Group 5 Oedipus Achilles Paris and Helen Trojan Horse Midas Baccus Pandora Agamemnon and Electra Leda and the Swan Odysseus Classical Allusions Hodgepodge - Group 6 Dantes Inferno The Quest for the Holy Grail Medieval Romance Persephone The Sirens Icarus Sisyphus The Allegory of the Cave (Plato) Bildungsroman The American Dream